On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:13:29 -0500, Mueen Nawaz wrote:

> 	I'd question the assumptions there. That it hasn't happened 
implies
> either there is virtually no threat, or that they actually *do* care not
> to get caught. I'm leaning towards the latter. The belief that they
> don't value life, I suspect, is mostly TV drama (what Bruce Scheiner
> (sp?) calls security theater).

I was reading something about Schneier earlier today - "security theater" 
is pretty much what it seems to be to me.

> 	Besides, even if they didn't care about living, people aren't 
cheap,
> you know.

True, but it all depends on how you calculate the ROI from the 
terrorist's perspective.

Jim

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